He was born December 3, 1940 in Tateville, Kentucky, a son of the late William Fount Godsey and Laura Helen Colyer Godsey. He was a United States Army Veteran, a 1959 graduate of Burnside High School, owner and operator of Jerry’s music and a member of the Sloans Valley Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; One brother; Sam Wesley “Tudor” Godsey: three sisters; June Kidd, Doris Cundiff and Pauline Howard.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at Grave Hill Baptist Church with Brother Lonnie Sewell officiating. Burial will be in Grave Hill Cemetery, Tateville, Kentucky. Visitation will be after 6:00 p.m., Monday, June 28th, 2004 at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home and after Noon until time for services, Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at the church.